Eco-friendly Shaving with Safety razor

Eco-friendly Shaving with Safety razor

Shaving is one of our daily routines and a disposable razor is a common household item. Can you imagine how many we use and throw away in a lifetime? The EPA estimates 2 billion razors are thrown away each year only in America!

Most razors cannot be recycled, and many people only use them once or twice before they end up in a landfill. How can you change it? Simply transit to a zero waste shaving.

Transition to safety razor is not only environmentally friendly, but cheaper too. For example, Gilette Venus razor cost starts at £10 and razor blades refill costs between £16-£26 for the pack of 8. For the same price, you can buy shaving supplies for a lifetime! Safety razors are an investment, as the only parts you have to replace are the blades, which are often cheaper than their multi-blade razor counterparts. I decided to go for a Merkur long handle safety razor, which costs £24.79. I also got a replacement platinum blades pack of 100 which cost £9.90. It comes in a tiny cardboard box individually wrapped in paper. The blade lasts for a month or two if you dry them between uses, but mine definitely lasts longer than two months.

At first, I was a little terrified of cutting myself because I heard so many horror stories about safety razors. However, it never happened! I was surprised how easy and simple is to use and to be honest, I don’t see any difference using safety razors or a common razor. Make sure you don’t apply any pressure. The blade should just glide leaving you with the closest shave.

Shaving cream is a key for an easy shaving as it assist in a razors glide. The toxicity of most shaving supplies is another concern to consider. I would suggest to use a coconut oil, or a shaving soap. I simply use my body soap. However, id you still want a shaving cream – check out the internet for some ideas, as the internet is filled with shaving cream recipes.

Shaving is one of those small but impactful habits we can all easily address. From shaving supplies to greener alternatives, we can decrease our waste, as well as our toxic load, all while saving money. How do you remove unwanted hair? Have you used any of the methods above? I would love to hear about it!

After I shared my review, I got so many comments on how people are scared to use it! Honestly, there is no difference between safety razor and ordinary razor in your bathroom. Ok, only one thing – safety razor isn’t flexible. I thought it would be useful to share a video with you, where you will see, how actually simple is to use it. Here is a video, from zero waste guru Dani on how to use a safety razor: